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Weather Records on 4 July 1898

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1898. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 4 July 1898

  • On 4 July 1898, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.6 C (38.5 F) on 4 July 1898.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 4 July 1898 6 station records on 4 July 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 4 July 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 July 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 4 July 1898 by type Records set or tied on 4 July 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 July 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 4 July 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 July 1898 by timescale Records on 4 July 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 July 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 4 July 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 July 1898 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.1. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 July 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1898
Top 6 records on 4 July 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 July 1898Armagh, GBdaily low min3.6 C (38.5 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1898Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)13.1 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1898Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max11.9 C (53.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1898Groningen-1, NLdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1806 to 1898
Records on 07-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1898. 1898 had 6 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001806: 11815: 21827: 11828: 11836: 11837: 11838: 11839: 21845: 11850: 11852: 11856: 21858: 21859: 11860: 11863: 11867: 11868: 11873: 11874: 21875: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11883: 21887: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 31895: 11896: 21897: 31898: 61899: 41900: 101901: 51902: 81903: 71904: 121905: 61906: 151907: 261908: 141909: 201910: 331911: 621912: 281913: 251914: 481915: 361916: 251917: 1071918: 721919: 491920: 1051921: 501922: 611923: 591924: 2301925: 1371926: 1391927: 2901928: 1501929: 2551930: 2761931: 4791932: 6351933: 4591934: 5211935: 3191936: 1,1891937: 3411938: 3531939: 3891940: 5041941: 4091942: 4951943: 3481944: 5531945: 1511946: 2881947: 2581948: 2931949: 4741950: 3351951: 3881952: 2851953: 4311954: 2911955: 4331956: 3811957: 4491958: 5171959: 2801960: 5621961: 5251962: 6191963: 4171964: 3831965: 2581966: 4731967: 9351968: 6681969: 7461970: 6751971: 3851972: 1,1951973: 6561974: 5461975: 8791976: 7851977: 5931978: 1,0201979: 6041980: 6741981: 8501982: 8581983: 9421984: 8511985: 7291986: 1,1291987: 6111988: 1,1581989: 9811990: 8711991: 8721992: 1,0231993: 1,0531994: 1,1311995: 1,1281996: 1,0141997: 1,2511998: 9251999: 1,6322000: 8912001: 1,1202002: 1,1522003: 6172004: 6682005: 8342006: 9242007: 1,0522008: 7642009: 8452010: 1,1242011: 7772012: 1,2052013: 8662014: 4562015: 1,3842016: 9192017: 4962018: 6472019: 5272020: 3612021: 7842022: 6972023: 6262024: 7652025: 7371806186818971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1898. 1898 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-04 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18152
18271
18281
18361
18371
18381
18392
18451
18501
18521
18562
18582
18591
18601
18631
18671
18681
18731
18742
18751
18771
18781
18791
18832
18871
18891
18903
18911
18921
18932
18943
18951
18962
18973
18986
18994
190010
19015
19028
19037
190412
19056
190615
190726
190814
190920
191033
191162
191228
191325
191448
191536
191625
1917107
191872
191949
1920105
192150
192261
192359
1924230
1925137
1926139
1927290
1928150
1929255
1930276
1931479
1932635
1933459
1934521
1935319
19361,189
1937341
1938353
1939389
1940504
1941409
1942495
1943348
1944553
1945151
1946288
1947258
1948293
1949474
1950335
1951388
1952285
1953431
1954291
1955433
1956381
1957449
1958517
1959280
1960562
1961525
1962619
1963417
1964383
1965258
1966473
1967935
1968668
1969746
1970675
1971385
19721,195
1973656
1974546
1975879
1976785
1977593
19781,020
1979604
1980674
1981850
1982858
1983942
1984851
1985729
19861,129
1987611
19881,158
1989981
1990871
1991872
19921,023
19931,053
19941,131
19951,128
19961,014
19971,251
1998925
19991,632
2000891
20011,120
20021,152
2003617
2004668
2005834
2006924
20071,052
2008764
2009845
20101,124
2011777
20121,205
2013866
2014456
20151,384
2016919
2017496
2018647
2019527
2020361
2021784
2022697
2023626
2024765
2025737

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).